Lublin is not only the biggest city in eastern Poland, but also an important
culture core city. Since accession of Poland into the EU, Lublin has been
called the "Gate to the East". Since then, many important
international events have taken place here, involving Ukrainian, Lithuanian,
Russian and Belarussian artists, researchers and politicians. Lublin connects
the West with the East. Even frescos at the Holy Trinity Chapel in Lublin are a
mixture of Catholic motifs with eastern Russian-Byzantine styles
